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it's that the barack obama of 2013 is not the barack obama of 2007. >> no. >> and if you haven't realized that by now, then i'm sorry to shatter that dream. >> all right. we'll see what happens on that front. guys, thank you very much. you're going to get a haircut? >> i have to get a haircut. >> i know you were supposed to get a haircut. >> thinking about that look. with a wolf blitzer beard. the combo. >> all right. maybe something could happen. >> i couldn't do it. it's patchy. >> all right, guys. thanks very much. >>> up next, the secretary of state john kerry says syria's rebels need more help. >>> and a deadly great white shark attack on a swimmer off of a pretty popular beach. co. google's backyard for the bing it on challenge. [fight bell: ding, ding] what's your preferred search engine? search engine, uhh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would do the left. yeah? what?! i am a daddy! bing wins it! bing won. bing did
it's that the barack obama of 2013 is not the barack obama of 2007. >> no. >> and if you haven't realized that by now, then i'm sorry to shatter that dream. >> all right. we'll see what happens on that front. guys, thank you very much. you're going to get a haircut? >> i have to get a haircut. >> i know you were supposed to get a haircut. >> thinking about that look. with a wolf blitzer beard. the combo. >> all right. maybe something could happen....
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and when james went to meet president obama, president obama ran across the room, embraced him, and thanked him, for the first time, by the way -- >> last week, for the first time -- did he actually say, thank you for winning the election? >> i don't think he said for winning the election, but thank you for helping me win the election. i don't know exactly what the words were. >> piers' full interview airs later tonight at 9:00 eastern. but james carter, the grandson of the former president is joining us now live from atlanta. james, thanks very much for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> tell us about your meeting, first of all, with president obama last week in atlanta. >> well, it was before the event, and i was in line to, you know, to have to shake hands and have your picture made with the president. there were several of us in line, and my cousin, jason carter, who's a state senator here in georgia, was in line ahead of me. and he, after he got his picture taken, told obama that i was the one that had found the 47% tape and so then obama said, hey, great, get over here. and then y
and when james went to meet president obama, president obama ran across the room, embraced him, and thanked him, for the first time, by the way -- >> last week, for the first time -- did he actually say, thank you for winning the election? >> i don't think he said for winning the election, but thank you for helping me win the election. i don't know exactly what the words were. >> piers' full interview airs later tonight at 9:00 eastern. but james carter, the grandson of the...
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how it could impact president obama's agenda. bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. how it could impact president obama's agenda. by the president. how it could impact president obama's agenda. by the presiden. how it could impact president obama's agenda. t caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. news conference. obama's agenda. cndis extra time however he likes. new zealand! xarelto® is just one pil
how it could impact president obama's agenda. bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. how it could impact president obama's agenda. by the president. how it could impact president obama's agenda. by the presiden. how it could impact president obama's agenda. t caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood...
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the president obama is at 49%. and while the public says, you know what, we believe that the federal government is bloated, it ought to be cut, they agree with that, they don't like this meat ax approach, which is, you know, no thought as to which programs get cut. and the white house thinks, to a certain point, when people see these cuts starting to take effect, not over the weekend, but eventually they will see the long lines at the airports, they will see people getting pink slips, they will not like it, m then they will blame the republicans. my thought, quite honestly is, this they're going to blame all of them, because they're all going to look bad. >> it's going to take a while for that pain to be felt. it's not going to happen in the next few days. >> and that's where the white house may have overplayed their hand a little bit. because they made it seem like it was going to happen tomorrow, chicken little. >> gloria, thanks very much. >>> the world may not see anything like this again for centuries. we'll s
the president obama is at 49%. and while the public says, you know what, we believe that the federal government is bloated, it ought to be cut, they agree with that, they don't like this meat ax approach, which is, you know, no thought as to which programs get cut. and the white house thinks, to a certain point, when people see these cuts starting to take effect, not over the weekend, but eventually they will see the long lines at the airports, they will see people getting pink slips, they will...
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in her resignation letter to president obama, mrs. clinton thanked him for his friendship and the opportunity to serve. jill dougherty is joining us from the state department. a pretty tumultuous reception upon her departure? >> reporter: yes, it was quite some day. she was right here in this hall about two hours ago after an emotional farewell to her staff. on her last afternoon as secretary of state, an emotional farewell to the state department staff hillary clinton led for four years. >> i will miss you, i will probably be dialing ops just to talk. i will wonder what you all are doing because i know that because of your efforts day after day, we are making a real difference. >> but early friday morning, even before she left her house, reports of a suicide bombing outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. clinton was briefed by her staff, then was driven to the state department where she called the u.s. ambassador to turkey and the turkish foreign minister. at the same time, senator john kerry, the man who within hours would succeed pres
in her resignation letter to president obama, mrs. clinton thanked him for his friendship and the opportunity to serve. jill dougherty is joining us from the state department. a pretty tumultuous reception upon her departure? >> reporter: yes, it was quite some day. she was right here in this hall about two hours ago after an emotional farewell to her staff. on her last afternoon as secretary of state, an emotional farewell to the state department staff hillary clinton led for four years....
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there's a $7 billion slush fund in obama care. they could use that as opposed to some cuts to the national institutes of health. wolf? >> erin mcpike, thanks. joe johns and rene marsh, thanks to you. >>> rand paul says these forced budget cuts simply don't go far enough. i'm going to be speaking with him later about it. i'm filling in for anderson cooper on ac 360 right here on cnn. much more coming up here in "the situation room" as well. >>> meanwhile, a surprise announcement by president obama. the man who led allied forces in afghanistan is retiring from the united states military. the marine corps john allen was on track to become nato's next supreme commander but he's stepping down because of health issues in his family. the president calls general allen one of america's finest military leaders. now he will retire. >>> let's get to one of the most daring robberies we've seen in some time. thieves dressed as police broke into an airport in europe, got into a plane's cargo hold, and got away with some $50 million in diamonds.
there's a $7 billion slush fund in obama care. they could use that as opposed to some cuts to the national institutes of health. wolf? >> erin mcpike, thanks. joe johns and rene marsh, thanks to you. >>> rand paul says these forced budget cuts simply don't go far enough. i'm going to be speaking with him later about it. i'm filling in for anderson cooper on ac 360 right here on cnn. much more coming up here in "the situation room" as well. >>> meanwhile, a...
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president obama's hometown. here's dan with more on that. >> reporter: jim, the president is addressing some of the big problems plaguing distressed neighborhoods and talking about the struggle to get into the middle class. but in a city familiar with crime, the president is also focusing on gun violence. on the streets of chicago, another potential crime in progress. it's an all too familiar call. last year, almost 2500 shootings in the windy city and more than 500 murders. that's the backdrop as the president returned to his backyard. the president wants universal background checks and a ban on high capacity magazines but it was also about creating better conditions in tough neighborhoods to address high unemployment and crime. the spotlight on gun violence isn't fading in the wake of the newtown, connecticut massacre. six sandy hook teachers and staff were honored with citizens medals. the president getting emotional during the ceremony. >> the courageous heart, the selfless spirit, the inspiring actions of e
president obama's hometown. here's dan with more on that. >> reporter: jim, the president is addressing some of the big problems plaguing distressed neighborhoods and talking about the struggle to get into the middle class. but in a city familiar with crime, the president is also focusing on gun violence. on the streets of chicago, another potential crime in progress. it's an all too familiar call. last year, almost 2500 shootings in the windy city and more than 500 murders. that's the...
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at the time, president obama asked iran to return it. >> we have asked for it back. we'll see how the iranians respond. >> and the iranians, of course, never gave it back. the experts we talked to said the simplest explanation may be thone that is right, that the iranians have the unencrypted video and when they got it, they decided to show it to the world. the only question, wolf, is why did they wait so long to do it. no one knows the answer. >> barbara, thank you. >>> drones for intelligence and drones to kill. but when the target is an american citizen, does the president have the authority to take him out? a leading voice in the house intelligence committee standing by to join us. what's your preferred search engine? search engine, uhh, probably google. intelligence committee standing by to join us. intelligence committee standing by to join us. o the house intelligence committee standing by to join us. ifn the house intelligence committee standing by to join us. we do a side by p what you need. okay, i would do the left. yeah? what?! i am a daddy! bing wins it!
at the time, president obama asked iran to return it. >> we have asked for it back. we'll see how the iranians respond. >> and the iranians, of course, never gave it back. the experts we talked to said the simplest explanation may be thone that is right, that the iranians have the unencrypted video and when they got it, they decided to show it to the world. the only question, wolf, is why did they wait so long to do it. no one knows the answer. >> barbara, thank you....
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so what you see here from the obama administration, is that good news. does that change anything, in your view? >> there's a couple things that came out of this. when you respond to this many intrusions, see all the theft of intellectual property that we've witnessed, you recognize there's technical solutions that we've got to pursue, but there's never going to be the holy grail, where we've got the whole field covered. so you need diplomatic things done as well. and that's one of the reasons why mandiant released its port, we felt the tolerance in the private sector, that it's just shrinking. people are sick and frustrated with how much ip we've lost to chinese hackers. so we felt it was just a natural timing. let's get this report out, let's up the ante, and i think there's a real challenge on the diplomacy side of things, but one thing that struck me is that they said they would increase our diplomatic engagement. i think that's automatically good. without diplomacy, technology alone is not going to solve this problem. >> so good news, in your view, w
so what you see here from the obama administration, is that good news. does that change anything, in your view? >> there's a couple things that came out of this. when you respond to this many intrusions, see all the theft of intellectual property that we've witnessed, you recognize there's technical solutions that we've got to pursue, but there's never going to be the holy grail, where we've got the whole field covered. so you need diplomatic things done as well. and that's one of the...
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president obama is isn't holding back either. he went to a naval shipyard in virginia to renew his warnings about the impact of those forced spending cuts. he's now back at the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is there as well with more on what is going on. jessica? >> reporter: wolf, senior administration officials tell me, they're beginning to see cracks in republican's unified position, that they want those forced spending cuts to go into effect on friday as is. but the truth is, those cracks are few and friday's deadline is approaching quickly. at a shipyard near the largest naval base in the world, president obama fired a warning shot. >> this work, along with hundreds of thousands of jobs, are currently in jeopardy because of politics in washington. >> reporter: the 21,000 workers at this massive plant could suffer if congress doesn't cut a deal to avoid the forced spending cuts that trigger this friday. mr. obama says a slowdown here could have ripple effects across the economy. virginia re
president obama is isn't holding back either. he went to a naval shipyard in virginia to renew his warnings about the impact of those forced spending cuts. he's now back at the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is there as well with more on what is going on. jessica? >> reporter: wolf, senior administration officials tell me, they're beginning to see cracks in republican's unified position, that they want those forced spending cuts to go into effect on...
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president obama has submitted proposals on three different occasions. a balanced approach. when the supercommittee was meeting back in the fall of 2011 and his own budget submission and last fall as part of the fiscal debate challenges, he's put office on the table to the congressional republicans who simply refuse to close corporate loopholes and to force the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share. we've had over $2.5 trillion in savings and cuts. we cannot cut our way to prosperity. we need a balanced approach and that's what the president has told the republicans. >> when she says balanced approach, alex, she means more taxes, higher taxes for wealthy americans and for big corporations. what's wrong with that? >> close loopholes. >> what's wrong with that is that washington is telling us that if we cut a single penny, then the national parks are going to close, as if the grand canyon was going to stop being a hole in the ground without federal funding. this is outrageous. the people who are supposed to serve us are telling us they can't do with a penny less, while
president obama has submitted proposals on three different occasions. a balanced approach. when the supercommittee was meeting back in the fall of 2011 and his own budget submission and last fall as part of the fiscal debate challenges, he's put office on the table to the congressional republicans who simply refuse to close corporate loopholes and to force the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share. we've had over $2.5 trillion in savings and cuts. we cannot cut our way to prosperity. we...
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obama in the gallery tomorrow night. can he change the outcome as a result of what he might say tomorrow night? because it's not looking great as far as really significant changes, legislative changes are concerned. >> you know, i think the president going to address gun safety issues tomorrow and perhaps put back on the table universal background checks as something that most reasonable people in this country agree upon. the vice president has also made a big push, an initiative to get sheriffs and law enforcement officials. gabby giffords will also be sitting in that audience tomorrow. several members of congress are inviting people who have been victims of gun violence in their local areas who also come and listen to the president. but i think tomorrow night the president will want to talk to the american people about the state of the economy, about job creation, about what it will take to get this economy strong and vibrant so we can put people back to work as well. >> do you think on guns, ana, he can get any major
obama in the gallery tomorrow night. can he change the outcome as a result of what he might say tomorrow night? because it's not looking great as far as really significant changes, legislative changes are concerned. >> you know, i think the president going to address gun safety issues tomorrow and perhaps put back on the table universal background checks as something that most reasonable people in this country agree upon. the vice president has also made a big push, an initiative to get...
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major setback right now for the obama administration for the democrats. they couldn't break that filibuster. >> reporter: it certainly is. and it's a change over what we thought and what they thought, even just a few days ago. and the reason for the change is because some republicans who had said that they would not support a filibuster, that they would oppose it, vote yes, changed their mind. they changed their mind because they wanted to stand in sole dairy tea with their fellow republican senators who were contemplating more time, more time to try to get answer to questions that they insist that they still have over speeches that he gave, how he was paid, things like that. the democratic side, of course, they have been arguing that he has given above and beyond the information that senators need for his confirmation. but at the end of the day, what's going to happen, wolf, is next week there's going to be a congressional recess. no one will be here. the expectation is that they will take this vote once again and several of those republicans that i was
major setback right now for the obama administration for the democrats. they couldn't break that filibuster. >> reporter: it certainly is. and it's a change over what we thought and what they thought, even just a few days ago. and the reason for the change is because some republicans who had said that they would not support a filibuster, that they would oppose it, vote yes, changed their mind. they changed their mind because they wanted to stand in sole dairy tea with their fellow...